Nitrous oxide’s high-speed abilities don’t end with racing cars, as it’s a powerful enough oxidizer to be a practical ...

There’s a reason why a rocket has to go so fast to escape Earth. It’s about gravity – something all of us experience every moment of every day. Gravity is the force that pulls you toward the ground.

If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it’s going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there’s the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to Just4Kids, a new feature with content from The Conversation for Kids, a nonprofit in which scholars answer kids’ questions about science, health and more, that will be ...

Benjamin L. Emerson is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. Benjamin Emerson teaches rocketry-related courses and manages combustion research projects at Georgia Tech. Curious Kids is ...